Messrs Thomas and Cusack continued to trade under the name of Meikle and Co until March 1979 when Mr Cusack bought out Mr Thomas’ share. Mr Thomas agreeing to continue to work for another 3 years.

1963

The firm of Thomas, Leggett and Cusack, trading as Meikle & Co, continued until 1963 when Mr Leggett resigned in order to go into the transport business forming Waitaki Transport Holdings Ltd in Oamaru.

1954

In July Mr Corlett resigned from the Partnership, having purchased a farm at Five Forks and Mr K T Cusack was invited to join the firm.

1950

In March Messrs Corlett and Thomas invited their Senior Clerk, Mr W M Leggett, to become a partner.

1946

In August Mr Cuthbertson resigned from the partnership to take on a commercial fishing venture with his brother. Mr Thomas joined forces with Mr J Corlett, accountant at the National Mortgage Agency, and bought out both Mr Cuthbertson and Mr Meikle. In the meantime, Mr Meikle had purchased a farming property at Parnassus.

1944

The business continued in this way until 1st March, when Mr Meikle, Mr Thomas and Mr S R Cuthbertson went into partnership together. Mr Meikle still being in the Armed Forces.

1942

Mr Meikle left to join the Armed Forces for service in New Zealand. At this stage the staff was down to Mr R F Chase, an Office Junior, and two female typist/clerks, all under the charge of Mr W V Thomas.

1938

Mr J B Spear left to become Manager of the Farm Accounting Association. He later resigned from that position to form a practice known as Spear & Co., which became Scott & Co, and is now part of WHK Otago.

1936

In February Mr W V Thomas joined the firm as Office Junior.

1935

Mr Robertson continued in practice until mid 1935 when he died very suddenly. He was a bachelor and among the bequests in his Estate, which included the Oamaru Borough Council and the Waitaki Hospital Board, was the fact that he left his complete business to his Chief Clerk, Mr C G Meikle. Among his staff at that time was Mr J B Spear.

1922

This firm commenced business as professional accountants when Mr Hugh Robertson left his employment as an accountant for Wright Stephenson and Co Ltd, and went into business on his own account at 87 Thames Street (a building which was formally the old Imperial Hotel).Mr Robertson was a member of an Oamaru family of four brothers, all of whom were astute businessmen and left their mark on this town, although the only remaining one, at this time, is Robertson’s Mitre 10. An original client of Mr Robertson was Mr Fred Ongley, an Oamaru Solicitor whose firm later became know as Ongley and Grater and now is known as Dean & Associates. A close association with that firm continues today.